Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-10
WITHOUT BAIL.
ELMER CLARK EXAMINED By JUSTICE
ARKLE, YESTERDAY.
The Prisoner Remanded 10 Jail 10 Await the Action
Of the Grand Jury The New
Evidence Addueed.

Yesterday morning at nine o'clock Ell
mer Clark, the murderer ofWilliam ONeil,
was brought before Justice George Ankle
for examination. The prisonersswa 4 repre-
sented by Hon. John o. Pendleton and
Col. W. W. Arnett, while Prosecuting At
torney Jordan and Capt. B. B. Doverner
appeared for the State. The proceedings
attracted quite large crowd of spectators,
but little that was new was addueed, five
except the testimony of Mrs. Annie Klein.
There were a good many witnesses sum
moned on the case, but only five were eX-
amined, three for the State, and two put
ON by the defense. The last mentioned
were Mrs. Klein and Mint Smith, an eye
witness of the shooting. The State put
William Webster, cOlOred, DIR. Reed Baird
and Constable William ThOrnburg on the
stand, but nothing was developed
outside of the testimony taken at the i'll
quest, except Mr.. ThOrnburg stated
that he had found the pistol
with which the shooting was done,
and which Clark threw away, on
his way from the scene Of the muir
der to the home of Mr.. Martin, where he
was arrested. The weapon was found in
the little gutter or drain that runs along
the road. This gutter is spanned by q
plank for the convenience of pedestrians,
and as Clark ran over it on his way to
Martins he tossed the pistol into the
water. The revolver was a five. chambered
Smith & WessOn, and was empty. 1t ~
supposed to belong TO Martin.
Afterthe State had closed, the defense
put Mrs. Keim on the stand. The import
N portion of her testimony is as follows:
81 was at Little Washington last sum-
mer, and went TO see MollIe Clark. | was
well acquainted with her. She had lived
at my house for tive years before Clark
married her. After | had talked with her,
| left and went to the depot to come home.
Clark came to me at the depot, and asked
if | had fetched amy word
10 MOllie from any person
IN Wheeling. | told him had not; that ]
only called to see MOllie because | was
well acquainted with her. Clark said he
heard that O'Neil had been up there to SEE
his wife, and that when he found out
that O'Neil was up he armed himself with
a revolver, and went to find him; that he
went to the depot, aud asked some of his
friend. if they had seen O'Neil. They told
him that they had not seen him. Clark
said he watched for O'Neil that night until
the last train went down TO Wheeling, and
that if he had seen him he would have
killed him on sight. Clark told me to tell
O'Neil that he CLARK intended TO kill him
if he ever came in contact with or near him.
Clark showed me u revolver and said
there is the revolver | will kill O'Neil
with ii he comes in my path OF near my
house About a week ago O'NCil came to
nv house and asked me ii | knew where
Mollie lived. | told him exactly the
place. / then asked him what he wanted
to know for. lie said he wanted TO go
out, as she had told \ friend Of his she
wanted to see him. | told him not to 20,
as Clark would kill him on sight, and told
him what Clark had said to me at Little
Washington. / told him that Clark had
shown me the revolver. O'Neil said: Il
will 90, as she has sent for me. II Clark
is at home | will ask for my picture. |
will 90 prepared to defend myself"
Witness said she had not told Clark oranY
one else of the last interview she had mad
with O'Neil. The Court ruled the evidence
out ~ irreyelant.
Mint Smith was the last witness. He
described the shooting rs he saw it from
Kimmins' store. He said hat after the
first shot O'Neil ran three or iour steps,
and fell at the second shQt. Clark follow
ed up his man, firing the third shot while
between the rails OF the track, and the
fourth shot, the one which struck ONeil
in the neck, when he was right on his pros
tratc and helpless victim. \ large portion
OF the witness testimony, relating to a
conversation he had had with O'Neil before
the shooting, was ruled out.
The defense then waived a further eX-
animation, aud Clark was remanded with
out bail.
Clark's wife was present during the hear
ing, sitting close to her husband, and
evidently cheering aud encouraging him.